If you surround me with darkness, suddenly, I am “somewhat fun.”
BOB ODENKIRKIf you surround me with darkness, suddenly, I am “somewhat fun.”
BOB ODENKIRKWe don’t feel constrained by what we did in the past.
BOB ODENKIRKI think that cable TV is a great venue to do something interesting.
BOB ODENKIRKComedy is tragedy plus timing.
BOB ODENKIRKThe worst thing is to read bad reviews and go, “Yeah, I agree.”
BOB ODENKIRKThe alternative scene, for a couple years now, has been taken seriously and that’s a cool thing. I don’t think it’s exploded or anything, but I think it’s pretty cool that it still exists, it’s still affecting people.
BOB ODENKIRKWhen you’re 20 you can put a ton of old-age prosthetics on and be an old guy, but when you’re 70 you can’t play a 20-year-old.
BOB ODENKIRKWe’re all real people with moments of intense honesty and pathos and humanity. We all experience that, whether you’re comedic or not.
BOB ODENKIRKIn the end, the thing that really stays with you is not that you were clever enough to connect a sketch to another sketch, but what really sticks with you is when you just have an incredible moment happen, or execute a really funny idea.
BOB ODENKIRKI don’t think the sketch on its own is a great sketch.
BOB ODENKIRKI think everybody has a public persona. We all present ourselves.
BOB ODENKIRKBeing comedic is a skill, because there is a fine line where the context is important. And being dramatic is just being honest and real in that moment.
BOB ODENKIRKI think independent movies are actually very challenging right now, because it was this huge scene and it was great for a few years. Then, it was totally co-opted by the studios. Now, it’s become very corporate, the independent scene.
BOB ODENKIRKIt’s fun to discover things. I wouldn’t want everything laid out, simply and too obviously.
BOB ODENKIRKI’m about to go to Sundance for my 3rd year, and Sundance has never felt like a real independent festival at all. On the other hand, it might to start feel that way.
BOB ODENKIRKYou’re not just a part of the team. You’re really in charge, and the responsibility falls on you if all the components aren’t there for a worthwhile film.
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